62 Trafford - repaving

[Derrick J Brashear]

For what it's worth, one of the Russells (Russell-Standard or Russell
Industries, I think the former) has been repaving PA 130 between the east
edge of Wilmerding and the west end of the Trafford bridge (which of
course replaced the old viaduct the trolley tracks were on) since the
beginning of April. They first scraped the old asphalt, and then put down
a new coat. 2 places (at least) along this stretch the tracks of the 62
line ran in the street: through the middle of Pitcairn, and coming off the
Trafford bridge. In neither case were rails, or even something looking
like a patch from when railheads were torched off, revealed. Doesn't
surprise me at the Trafford bridge given that that stretch was closed
during bridge replacement around 1976, but given what I did see in
Pitcairn, including some cobblestones, I really expected to see some rails
or evidence of location thereof in the street.

The "short" Trafford loop using Brinton, 4th and Viaduct Way can be traced
through pavement cracks on Viaduct and 4th, and there's a
between-the-rails sewer grate on the corner of those.

Probably pretty boring to most of you, but I figured I'd mention it.

-D